Regular Army Prior Service Business Rules.

April 3rd, 2014, 02:38 PM

The current Prior Service Business Rules went into effect on 5 Jan, 2015. Please visit this page periodically for updates: http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jo...ess-rules.html1) Effective 05 January 2015, PS enlistments in all skill levels, to include Service Members from Sister Services applying for the Blue to Green (B2G)
Program, are restricted by critical MOS according to their rules. Reductions in pay grade will NOT be favorably considered, no exceptions.

2) GNPS in pay grades E-1 thru E-4 who have not completed MOS training are not restricted to the rules. GNPS with 179 days or less of Active Federal
Service (AFS), to include zero days on Active Duty (AD) are considered GNPS.
For example:
a. Separated from a Reserve Component (RC) and did not ship to Initial Active Duty Training (IADT).
b. Separated from a RC and completed BCT but did not complete MOS training.
c. Separated from any component of the Armed Forces with 179 days or less of AFS and did NOT complete MOS training.
d. Disenrolled Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) who are NOT ordered to Active Duty. (Refer to the current USAREC message for Cadets who have elected to be discharged and desire to enter AD.)

NOTE: Does not apply to Disenrolled ROTC Cadets who have been ordered to AD.

3) All PS and GNPS reservations must be pulled by the ROC. Temporary reservations are not authorized. Special care must be taken to ensure PS and GNPS records are built with the correct days of prior military service (GNPS with the correct days of service), MOS (if applicable), military history, etc.

4) This policy DOES NOT affect Soldiers who are removed from the Temporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL). All Soldiers removed from TDRL will have
a formal electronic grade determination completed IAW AR 601-210, Chapter 5-51f.

5) The rules will be updated periodically by HRC.
a. Applicants in grade E-5 and above must submit a formal electronic request for grade determination to CG, USAREC IAW with AR 601-210, Chapter 3-17.
b. If the applicant is MOS qualified in a MOS listed for his/her pay grade in paragraph 7a or 7c; approval will be granted in his/her grade in current PMOS, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified and meet NCOES requirements for enlistment grade.
c. GCs must ensure applicants who indicate family member(s) who may fall under the Exceptional Family Membership Program (EFMP) are identified
to the ROC prior to a reservation being pulled. Refer to the USAREC message on EFMP.
d. Applicants in pay grade E-4 and above who hold MOS 18B, 18C, 18D, 18E, 18F, 42R, 42S, 46Q and 46R can request an exception to the rules. Send
exception request thru GCRc as a grade determination. Exceptions are not always favorably considered.
e. Applicants who hold MOS 15S, 15T, or 15U in grades E-5 and below, who have completed the assessment and selected for assignment to the 160th
Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) are authorized to enlist. Must submit a formal electronic request for grade determination to CG, USAREC for final approving authority.

6) If an applicant does not hold the grade and MOS that has an open vacancy listed in paragraph 7a or 7c, and there are no retraining vacancies in current grade listed in paragraph 7b, request for grade determination for the purpose of enlistment will not be favorably considered.

8) PS Accession Branch, EEPD will decide grade determination for all applicants who require one as follows:
a. Applicant must enlist in the Delayed Status (DS) within 14 days of final grade determination. He/she must understand that the vacancies constantly change; if the grade determination expires prior to enlisting into the DS, it could be subject to disapproval.
b. If an applicant does not hold the grade and MOS that has an open vacancy listed in paragraph 7a or 7c and there are no retraining vacancies in current grade listed in paragraph 7b, he/she will not be granted accession.

9) If a renegotiation is approved the Soldier may enlist under current rules or the rules in effect at time of entry in the DS.

10) Applicants who hold an Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) may request an ETP without regards to the listed MOS vacancies in paragraph 7a. Not all exceptions are favorably considered.

11) Applicants who are proficient in a language, as evidenced by DLPT results of 2/2 or higher, will also be considered ETPs and may be qualified for 35P
ACASP. Language ability must not have been obtained by DLI attendance. Languages that will be considered are Arabic (any dialect) and Pashtu.
Applicants that have approved ETPs must successfully complete 35P AIT. BCT may also be required IAW AR 601-210.